won't poop in enclosure

lauraen8210

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For the last month or so my Russian tortoise will only poop when I bring her out. She'll go days without until I bring her out. Any ideas why this might be going on?
 

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For the last month or so my Russian tortoise will only poop when I bring her out. She'll go days without until I bring her out. Any ideas why this might be going on?
Lucky for you! No poo cleaning!:) many of our torts do their #2 during their bath. Most of us like it bcs this gives us predictable pattern and we get to observe their excreta for any abnormalities. Mine are this same way, very seldom will one or the other go in their indoor "sleep room".
 

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For the last month or so my Russian tortoise will only poop when I bring her out. She'll go days without until I bring her out. Any ideas why this might be going on?

Where are you bringing her out to? Locomotion helps move things along the GI tract. Getting warm in the sun and then exercising will usually make them go.
 
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